Jeb Bush Jr. Backs Jon Huntsman in 2012

The team behind former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman promised they would have a major campaign announcement on Tuesday in South Florida. Jeb Bush Jr., the son of the former Florida governor, will endorse Huntsmans bid for the Republican nomination and will serve as national chairman for the campaigns youth outreach. Ana Navarro from Florida will be in charge of Huntsmans Hispanic outreach.

In 2008, Florida and the presidency went to Barack Obama because he offered hope, noted Bush on Tuesday morning. To defeat the president in 2012, we need a candidate who will offer solutions. That man is Jon Huntsman.

I am confident that Jon's vision will appeal to young voters, who are concerned about the trillions of dollars in debt being piled on their backs, and who desperately seek jobs and economic opportunity, added Bush before evoking a conservative star from Florida. Governor Huntsman is the only candidate with a proven record of creating jobs, in business and as governor. He understands that, as Marco Rubio recently noted, We don't need more taxes; we need more taxpayers.

Jon is the candidate best-equipped to defeat President Obama next November, insisted Bush, who had campaign with Huntsman before though he did not endorse him until now. As more Americans get to know Jon and his record, I'm confident his support will continue to grow. Two years ago, I jumped on board Marco Rubio's campaign when he was polling at 3 percent, and we made history. With Jon, I can't wait to make history again. I respect the other candidates. But in a time of such global upheaval and strife, America needs a serious, experienced leader to restore America's promise, and that leader is Jon Huntsman.

Huntsman has struggled in the polls and, while he has based his campaign in Orlando, has not garnered much traction in Florida.